Cucumber Gin Spritz

Who needs a doctor in the house when you have a bottle of gin and some limes. This coocktail is a refreshing blend of cucumber, lime and herbacious gin mixed in a copa glass topped with sparkling spring water.  It tastes so good!!

Ingredients:

  • 5 slices fresh cucumber (about ¼” thick)
  • 45ml The Doctor Gin Tiny Bear
  • 15ml Rosemary Simple Syrup
  • 15ml Lime juice
  • 3 dashes lime bitters (optional)
  • 6 ice cubes
  • 90ml sparkling spring water Olindasprings
  • rosemary sprig

Instructions:

Garnish

  1. Use a cheese slicer or vegetable peeler to create a long thin strip of cucumber. You may have to peel a few slices to get to the middle of the cucumber.
  2. Place three cucumber slices around the inside of your serving glass, making sure to push then against the side of the glass so the cucumber sticks.

Cocktail

  1. Add the remaining cucumber slices, lime juice, rosemary simple syrup, lime bitters, 3 ice cubes and gin to cocktail shaker.
  2. Give the mixture 15-20 good shakes.
  3. Fill the serving glass with 3 cubes of fresh ice
  4. Strain the drink into the glass.
  5. Top the drink with sparkling water
  6. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary and serve

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